* This book comprehensively tackles head-on the challenges of teaching standards-based education effectively for the English Language Arts, with a close look at the CCSS and other state standards * Third edition is fully updated and includes new strategies, tools, lesson plans and figures * New topics and expanded attention on social justice, current events, critical inquiry, digital texts, multimodal texts, and arts integration -Meets the needs of preservice teachers to be ready to address the requirements of the CCSS and other state standards * Authors are a team of renowned scholars: Richard Beach, Amanda Haertling Thein, Allen Webb

Oxford Smart Quest Student Book 1 is designed to motivate and inspire Year 7 English students by providing a relevant and diverse learning experience with high aspirations for all. This textbook has been carefully structured to build on what students have learned at KS2, while establishing a solid foundation of skills and knowledge for GCSE and beyond. Chapters based around 'big ideas' encourage debate, while introducing students to the core concepts central to the study of English language and literature. The textbook features high-quality texts from a diverse range of authors, including Malala Yousafzai, Carol Ann Duffy, Benjamin Zephaniah and Stephen King, that will reflect and broaden students' experiences, along with activities that encourage them to develop their own identities as readers, writers and speakers, and vocabulary activities that help to address the word gap. Each unit is carefully sequenced, beginning with tasks that activate students' prior knowledge, introducing students to engaging and challenging concepts in an accessible, supported way, before concluding with a summative activity to ensure that students can put their newfound knowledge into practice. Informed by educational research, Quest Student Book 1 will support independent learning, embed metacognitive strategies and inspire student curiosity. It is part of the Oxford Smart Curriculum Service, an evidence-informed curriculum bringing together educational research, data and insights, assessment and high-quality teaching resources.

Oxford Smart Quest Teacher Book 1 helps teachers to deliver an inspiring and diverse KS3 English curriculum with confidence. Building on what students have learned at KS2 and supporting them to progress to GCSE and beyond, this teacher book ensures that all students will develop the skills and knowledge they need to succeed. Informed by up-to-date research, the teacher book provides in-depth chapter and unit guidance for Oxford Smart Quest Student Book 1. It also includes a wealth of support to help develop independent and curious learners, including practical suggestions for embedding metacognitive strategies into English lessons, guidance on integrating hinterland knowledge into each unit, and suggestions for further reading to boost students' cultural capital. Oxford Smart Quest Teacher Book 1 is part of the Oxford Smart Curriculum Service, a new evidence-informed curriculum that brings together educational research, data and insight, assessment and high-quality teaching resources.

This fantastic range of fiction for Shared, Guided and Independent reading gives you stories your children will love to read over and over again. Gaelic and Scottish teaching support also accompanies this reading series.

This fantastic range of fiction for Shared, Guided and Independent reading gives you stories your children will love to read over and over again. Gaelic and Scottish teaching support also accompanies this reading series.

"Ideal for preparation in the run-up to the 11+ English test and other selective entrance exams, this book contains a huge range of questions at the level of the final tests. The first section of the book focuses on one topic at a time to help children gain understanding and confidence. This is followed by six realistic Assessment Tests to improve their speed and accuracy across a wide range of questions. And if they get stuck or go wrong, the detailed pull-out answers make it easy to understand the reasoning behind the questions. Multiple-choice answer sheets for the Assessment Tests are available to download from the CGP website. This book is ideal for the 11+ tests set by GL Assessment and other test providers, and provides excellent practice for the Kent Test. Great news - a free Online Edition of the whole book is included - just use the unique access code printed inside the cover to access it on a PC, Mac or tablet!"

More than twenty-five years after its first appearance, Cajun Night Before Christmas has become a modern classic that has sold more than 660,000 copies and has served as the model for Pelicanis ongoing, best-selling Night Before Christmas series. This miniature edition comes ready to hang on the Christmas tree. It will delight both young and old with its beautiful full-color illustrations and lively story, a timeless addition to Christmas celebrations across the country. James Rice, in his long, distinguished career as an author and illustrator, and with more than a million and a half copies of his books in print, ranks among the nationis best-selling creators of childrenis books.

This title forms part of the Little Library programme, which consists of a Literacy Kit, Numeracy Kit and Life Skills Kit. These were developed to respond to a need for high-quality, indigenous books for the younger members of our communities, and have been successfully used in schools for the last ten years. This title is found in the updated, OBE version of the Little Library Maths Kit, now called the Little Library Numeracy Kit. The Numeracy Kit keeps seven of the best stories, and introduces five new ones - all of them trialled in classrooms around the country. Baby Monkey's bananas tells the story of a baby monkey who finds a huge bunch of bananas, and how he struggles to get it home to share it with his family. Mathematics concepts: sharing and dividing. The story can also be used to introduce the principle of fractions without using the word 'fraction'.

Ensure complete coverage of the new CSEC English syllabus with focused exam-practice and SBA guidance. - Test understanding with Paper 2 practice focusing on summary writing skills, expository writing, narrative discourse and persuasive discourse, plus practice Paper 1 items throughout. - Help students prepare for SBA with annotated examples and rubrics. - Develop comprehension skills with a genre-based approach. - Support students of all abilities with an in incremental approach that builds writing skills through practice exercises.

The Little Library Literacy Kit is an updated, OBE version of The Little Library Reading Kit. The Reading Kit, which is well known and much loved by teachers, has been successfully used in schools for the last 10 years. The Literacy Kit contains 60 readers (five copies of 12 story books), plus a big book of each story for class reading, 12 colourful posters and this new Teacher's Guide which provides helpful ideas for teaching each story. It keeps eight of the best stories from the Reading Kit and introduces four new ones - all of them trialled in classrooms around the country. The Literacy Kit is a wonderful resource for Foundation Phase teachers. This brand-new Teacher's Guide has the following features: preparation and teaching ideas for each story Learning Outcomes and cross-curricular links activity pages that you can photocopy a translation of each story in all the official languages"

This fantastic range of fiction for Shared, Guided and Independent reading gives you stories your children will love to read over and over again. Gaelic and Scottish teaching support also accompanies this reading series.

Trust a revised edition of this must-have reference and revision resource for English Language in the Caribbean; now used at home and in the classroom for over 50 years. - Inspire and engage students with a striking full-colour design and brand new illustrations. - Ensure coverage of current regional curricula with additional comprehension passages and new topics, including writing, book reviews, figures of speech and poetry.

"Meets National Curriculum standards - great resource." Faisie18, Amazon customer Spelling and vocabularly play a key part in the primary English curriculum. Our simple workbooks help to break down the skills children need to master to meet their curriculum objectives in a clear and fuss-free way. This workbook supports children in Year 1 (ages 5-6) to develop their spelling skills through fun and engaging activities. Covering simple rules and exceptions, word families, phonic sounds, synonyms and antonyms and much more! Practice activities to use at home or in school Matched to National Curriculum requirements Quickly builds confidence and understanding Includes extra notes and tips to reinforce skillsAll answers available online Provides additional spelling and vocabulary practice Matched to the Scholastic English Skills: Spelling and Vocabulary teacher resource book Perfect for use in class or at home

This book draws on both in and out of school literacy practices with teachers and families to enhance the numeracy of early learners. It provides highly illustrative exemplars, targeted for learners up to approximately eight years of age whose home language differs from the language of instruction. It identifies the challenges faced by these learners and their families, and shares ways of building both literacy and numeracy skills for some of the vulnerable learners nationally and internationally. The book shares the outcomes and strategies for teaching mathematics to early years learners and highlights the importance of literacy practices for learners for whom the language of instruction is different from their home language. Readers will gain a practical sense of how to create contexts, classrooms and practices to scaffold these learners to build robust understandings of mathematics.

This book narrates the history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxons to the present-day, charting the various changes that have taken place and the impact these have had on the way we spell today. While good spelling is seen as socially and educationally desirable, many people struggle to spell common words like accommodate, occurrence, dependent. Is it our spelling system that is to blame, and should we therefore reform English spelling to make it easier to learn? Or are such calls for change further evidence of the dumbing-down of our educational standards, also witnessed by the tolerance of poor spelling in text-messaging and email? This book evaluates such views by considering previous attempts to reform the spelling of English and other languages, while also looking critically at claims that the electronic age heralds the demise of correct spelling.

This fantastic range of fiction for Shared, Guided and Independent reading gives you stories your children will love to read over and over again. Gaelic and Scottish teaching support also accompanies this reading series.

This fantastic range of fiction for Shared, Guided and Independent reading gives you stories your children will love to read over and over again. Gaelic and Scottish teaching support also accompanies this reading series.

This collection of simple to use, fun, multi-sensory games and creative lesson starters will jumpstart pupils enthusiasm for literacy learning. The `jumpstarts' cover: Warming up the word - spelling and word games Syntactic gymnastics - creating sentences and written style Games to stimulate - talk, drama and writing Quickfire whiteboard starters - to stimulate the imagination. For use at Key Stages 2 & 3 (ages 7-14).

Did you know that there are tigers, bulls and even angels in the seas and oceans? That is, there are tiger sharks, bull sharks and angel sharks. There are also whale sharks and cookie-cutter sharks. From the angel shark to the zebra shark by way of the great white shark, hammerhead shark and megamouth shark, A-Z of Sharks presents 26 weird and wonderful marine creatures to be explored. Each shark is illustrated with an outstanding colour artwork, with boxes of text highlighting key features. There is also a guide to the pronunciation of each shark's name. Whether huge or tiny, deadly or harmless, each shark is explored over one page. From a lemon shark to a nurse shark to a velvet belly lantern shark, A-Z of Sharks is informative fun about some of the most fascinating animals in the ocean.